![]() ![]() These positives are reported at higher rates than in 2012, so seems to rise with growing social media use. One of most striking findings is that most teens say social media helps support social-emotional well-being, boosting confidence, and alleviating anxiety, loneliness, and depression. On the question of hate speech online, there was an uptick in exposure to across the board, but particularly for racist content, with African-American teens most likely to report exposure. This digital participation gap seems to be persisting.ħ4% of teens say that social media helps them be more aware of current events, which hasn’t changed much since the 2012 survey. We’ve noted that when a peer group includes teens who don’t have access to unlimited data on a smartphone, Facebook and texting are the common denominators. African American and Hispanic teens also lean a bit more towards Facebook than their white peers. Lower income teens prefer Facebook to Snapchat, unlike higher income peers where Snapchat is #1. Before you conclude that the digital device divide has evaporated, consider these numbers. Low income teens have unique patterns of usageĪ mere 3% difference in smartphone ownership divides higher and lower income teens. Importantly, the most social and emotionally vulnerable teens are more likely (37%) to value creative expression through social media. 33% say that they have “meaningful conversations” and 27% say that social media are “extremely” or “very” important avenues for creative expression. Social media goes beyond mundane day-to-day updates for a significant minority of teens. 73% of teens report daily engagement, up from 51% in 2012. ![]() The big finding is the big rise in social media use in tandem with smartphone adoption. Social media supports meaningful conversations and creative expression Here are a few highlights for the Connected Learning Alliance. “This survey is the organisation’s second report tracking social media use among American teenagers – the original report of the same name was published in 2012 – and offers a revealing look at teens’ social media use over the last six years and how much it has come to dominate their lives.” In September, Common Sense Media released its report, Social Media, Social Life: Teens Reveal Their Experiences. The report describes research conducted by veteran digital youth researcher Victoria Rideout and Common Sense Media’s Senior Director of Research, Michael Robb. MacArthur Foundation Chair in Digital Media and Learning at UC Irvine. She is a Professor in Residence at the UC Humanities Research Institute, and has appointments at the Department of Informatics and the Department of Anthropology, and is the John D. She oversees research activities of the Digital Media and Learning Hub and is developing a research area focused on interest-driven learning. Mizuko (Mimi) Ito is a cultural anthropologist, studying youth new media practices in the US and Japan. African-Americans also report more harm online, and low-income youth use social media in different ways. ![]() A new report on US teens reveals that social media use can improve social-emotional well-being and support creativity but that vulnerable teenagers may rely more on such platforms. ![]()
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